career slapping his name on other people's work—but it is a setting where he feels in control. The destruction of the East Wing was an autocratic atrocity but also a flailing cry of fearful disorientation. 2/2

the fundamental shift in the political landscape that this episode has crystalized is an opportunity to be capitalized on across the entire resistance effort.

I suggest — in a genuine spirit of respect and solidarity amidst this awful crisis — that you are experiencing some combination of learned helplessness and blinders on your political imagination. The passage of this bill and whatever the Regime releases is not remotely the end of this effort and

That “et cetera” really rips away the mask.

Lord what an ass this man is.

When he listens to Dinah Washington, what do we imagine he hears?

it is important to remember the righteous ground on which we stand in waging this struggle.

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